Midday Report – June 26, 2024 By Terry Haines Published June 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM AKDT Listen • 31:45 (From Tasha Shields/BLM AFS) An aerial view of the McDonald Fire burning through black spruce near Salcha on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The blaze has since grown to more than 54,000 acres.